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Bridge Across Black Earth Creek

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline of wooden bridge. There are homes and barns in the distance.
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Old Mill Site

Date: 1895
Description: View from bridge towards a tall smokestack standing on the left side of the Yahara River where it is flowing out of Lake Mendota. Remnants of the foundatio...
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Tenney Park: Andrew Webb Jr. and Al. Weaver

Date: 1920
Description: Andrew Webb Jr. and Al. Weaver standing on a bridge over the "Catfish" (Yahara) River in Tenney Park.
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Bomb Simulation at East Washington Avenue Bridge

Date: 07 12 1954
Description: The East Washington Avenue bridge was chosen as the point where a simulated atom bomb struck Madison during a civil defense test, unbeknownst to four canoe...
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Tenney Park Bridge

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: People look at the Yahara River from the Tenney Park bridge on Sherman Avenue.
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State Street Looking North

Date: 1909
Description: View down tree-lined street with a bridge at the far end. There is a large house with a balcony and wrap-around porch on the other side of the road. A floc...
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Tenney Park Lock Opening

Date: 08 22 1959
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen leads the parade of boats that opened the new Tenney Park lock on Saturday morning.
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Scene Along Lake Mendota

Date: 1902
Description: Scene along “Willow Drive,” later known as "University Drive," on the shore of Lake Mendota, showing the neo-Gothic carved bridge. View from shoreline of t...
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Boats on Yahara River

Date: 06 11 1960
Description: Three motor boats cruise on the Yahara river near the East Johnson Street bridge. A concrete boat ramp is visible at right with three additional motor boat...
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Tenney Park

Date: 10 1954
Description: A gravel path leads to a bridge in Tenney Park.
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Park Street during Back To School Filming

Date: 1985
Description: Park Street at the State Street intersection during the filming of Back To School. The pedestrian overpass bears a sign for the fictional Grand Lake...
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Footbridge Over Lagoon at Tenney Park

Date: 1900
Description: View from path of a footbridge over the lagoon in Tenney Park. A man is walking along the path on the right. Trees are along the shoreline.
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Tenney Park

Date: 1901
Description: Original caption reads, "A scene in Tenney Park." View along shoreline towards a woman sitting in the grass along the shore of the lagoon. She is wearing a...
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Lakewood School Bus

Date: 1925
Description: Left side view of a Ford school bus, with the word "Lakewood" painted on the side, parked on a street. In the background are trees and a bridge.
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Boating on Yahara River

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Description: Man and two children boating on the Yahara River under a bridge on East Washington Avenue.
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Wisconsin Crew Paddling Down the Yahara

Date: 03 28 1964
Description: The University of Wisconsin crew is rowing down the Yahara River on a practice run, the four oarsmen stirring the water as they go.
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Yahara River

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Description: View down dirt road towards a tall smokestack near the Yahara River bridge where the river flows into Lake Mendota. The smokestack is the remainder of Leon...
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The Malt House and Yahara River Bridge

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Description: View across lawn and the Yahara River towards the Hausmann Brewing Company's Malt House in the center background. On the right is the Yahara River bridge. ...
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Albert G. Zimmerman with Horsless Carriage on Rustic Bridge

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Description: View looking towards A.G. Zimmerman driving a horseless carriage, or early automobile over a rustic bridge. The bridge has board flooring and railings made...
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Bicyclist on the Rustic Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bicyclist dressed in light-colored clothes biking over the Shorewood Hills rustic bridge. Another bicycle is parked against the railing ...

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